Thermolyses of α-phosphorylmethyl tetrazolyl sulfoxides in the presence of 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene and their reactions with several amines

We have synthesized α-(phosphoryl)methyl tetrazolyl sulfoxides and examined the reactivities in the thermolyses and in the presence of several amines, such as aniline, benzylamine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, and morpholine. Thermolyses of the derivatives in the presence of 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene afforded 2-phosphoryl substituted 4,5-dimethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-thiopyran S-oxide. In addition, novel phosphinecarbothioamides were obtained in the reaction of the derivatives with amines.